Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a...

Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat...

Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected,...

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

  • Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few...

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

  • Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health...

    Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health...

    Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in Review

    Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to...

    Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...

    On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...

    Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author

  • New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination Released

    Every day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States....

    Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair

  • Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat

    by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • The White House Launches Disasters.Data.Gov

    The White House has launched disasters.data.gov, a public resource to foster collaboration and the continual improvement of...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Admin

  • Emergency Preparedness Funding and Ebola: A Look into the Efforts Being Made by a Rural Local Health Department in Ector County, Texas

    Infectious diseases continue to pose a threat to communities, with Ebola being in the spotlight over the last six months. The threat of Ebola has also increased attention on local health departments and their role in preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. To better understand how local health departments are utilizing preparedness funding […]

    Jan 29, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    Project Public Health Ready: A Tool for Improving Statewide Preparedness

    A hurricane is fast approaching your region. How will evacuation and sheltering procedures work when your neighbors are all affected, too? The local health department reports a suspected case of Ebola. Who at the state level should be notified first? Quick, effective responses to public health emergencies require planning, coordination, and practice among and between […]

    Jan 22, 2015 | Rachel Schulman

    Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments

    The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few cases in the United States, and the risk of an outbreak in the United States is low, the public health and healthcare communities have, and continue to, implement steps to prevent, prepare for, […]

    Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer

    Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health Services District

    Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator for Pinal County Public Health Services District (AZ). Redden discusses how Pinal County is...

    Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Preparedness Brief: Year in Review

    Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our members and readers! NACCHO’s preparedness staff would like to take a few moments to reflect upon the past year and the issues of greatest importance to our readership. As we look back at the top ten most popular featured articles, some strong themes emerge regarding […]

    Dec 30, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our Readiness

    On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […]

    Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author

    New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination Released

    Every day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States. With nearly 25 million people living near chemical facilities in the nation, many could be exposed to chemicals following a catastrophic incident. To protect health and save lives in such catastrophic incidents, first responders, medical providers, […]

    Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair

    Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat

    by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response The end of the year is fast approaching and people across the country are focused on shopping, cold weather, and holiday celebrations. As Christmas trees are going up and snowstorms are already battering much of […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    The White House Launches Disasters.Data.Gov

    The White House has launched disasters.data.gov, a public resource to foster collaboration and the continual improvement of disaster-related open data, free tools, and new ways to empower survivors, first responders, and all levels of government with critical information and resources. Some features of the site include: “Types of Disasters” Landing Pages: Categorizes open data sets, […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Admin

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